Skydiving Kills Maryland Soldier

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Posted: 08/03/2009

State Police have identified the body of a man killed in a skydiving accident. Command Sgt. Major Harry Parrish, 53, of Fort Meade, Md., was found Sunday morning near Middle Peninsula Regional Airport, not far from the town of West Point, about 40 miles east of Richmond.

State Police Sgt. Thomas Molnar says Parrish was on a civilian training exercise Saturday night. Parrish went missing after jumping from the plane around 7 p.m.

Molnar says the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified of the death. Police are still investigating to try and learn what may have caused Parrish's death. Police believe the death was accidental.

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